Kretzschmar, M.; Snow, M.; Curdt, W.: An Empirical Model of the Variation of the Solar Lyman-α Spectral Irradiance. Geophysical Research Letters 45 (5), pp. 2138 - 2144 (2018)
Gladstone, G. R.; Stern, S. A.; Ennico, K.; Olkin, C. B.; Weaver, H. A.; Young, L. A.; Summers, M. E.; Strobel, D. F.; Hinson, D. P.; Kammer, J. A.et al.; Parker, A. H.; Steffl, A. J.; Linscott, I. R.; Parker, J. W.; Cheng, A. F.; Slater, D. C.; Versteeg, M. H.; Greathouse, T. K.; Retherford, K. D.; Throop, H.; Cunningham, N. J.; Woods, W. W.; Singer, K. N.; Tsang, C. C. C.; Schindhelm, E.; Lisse, C. M.; Wong, M. L.; Yung, Y. L.; Zhu, X.; Curdt, W.; Lavvas, P.; Young, E. F.; Tyler, G. L.; the New Horizons Science Team: The atmosphere of Pluto as observed by New Horizons. Science 351, aaf8866 (2016)
Avrett, E.; Tian, H.; Landi, E.; Curdt, W.; Wülser, J.-P.: Modeling the chromosphere of a sunspot and the quiet sun. Astrophysical Journal 811, pp. 87 - 103 (2015)
Giunta, A. S.; Fludra, A.; Lanzafame, A. C.; O'Mullane, M. G.; Summers, H. P.; Curdt, W.: On extreme-ultraviolet helium line intensity enhancement factors on the Sun. Astrophysical Journal 803, 66 (2015)
Lemaire, P.; Vial, J.-C.; Curdt, W.; Schühle, U.; Wilhelm, K.: Hydrogen Ly-α and Ly-β full Sun line profiles observed with SUMER/SOHO (1996-2009). Astronomy and Astrophysics 581, A26, pp. 1 - 7 (2015)
Vial, J.-C.; Eurin, G.; Curdt, W.: The Balmer lines of He II in the blue wing of the hydrogen Lyman alpha line observed in a quiescent prominence. Solar Physics 290, pp. 381 - 387 (2015)
Wang, X.; McIntosh, S. W.; Curdt, W.; Tian, H.; Peter, H.; Xia, L.-D.: Temperature dependence of ultraviolet line parameters in network and internetwork regions of the quiet Sun and coronal holes. Astronomy and Astrophysics 557, A126 (2013)
The research group “Solar Lower Atmosphere and Magnetism” (SLAM) studies the conditions and dynamic processes in the atmospheric layer between the solar surface (photosphere) and the overlying chromosphere, an approximately 2000 km thick gas layer.
The main research fields of the department "Sun and Heliosphere" are covered by the research groups "Solar and Stellar Coronae", "Solar Lower Atmosphere and Magnetism", "Solar and Stellar Magnetohydrodynamics" and "Solar Variability and Climate".
How does our star heat its outer atmosphere, the solar corona, to unimaginable temperatures of up to 10 million degrees Celsius? With unprecedented observational data from ESA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft and powerful computer simulations, ERC starting grant awardee Pradeep Chitta intends to bring new momentum to the search for the coronal heating mechanism.